At Degen Toonz, we are building a future where story telling has the power to shape the world we live in. We are building a platform that aligns the interests of creators, curators, and community members to bring about a more transparent, innovative, and inclusive brand built using blockchain technology.
The Founders Founded by Bader Asad and Prince Lail, Degen Toonz is a growing brand that was born on the blockchain in February, 2022. Prior to the development of Degen Toonz, both founders were pursuing their own individual dreams - Asad spent his time building fashion brands, jewelry enterprises and learning the development of blockchain technology; Prince made his mark in the music and fashion industry designing for A-List celebrities and growing brands around the globe. After thirteen years of friendship, it was only natural for them to come together once again to co-create. Degen Toonz wouldn’t be their first collaboration, but it would go on to become their greatest accomplishments. Degen Toonz began development in late December of 2020, launching publicly a little more than a year later. Once public, the project minted out in less than one week on February 22, 2022, and is currently surpassing over 700 million social engagements since inception and over 100K social mentions per month. Asad and Lail’s vision for Degen Toonz goes beyond any social trend or hype as they work on building long term developments to bring value and utility to the brand’s community. If you’re curious and would like to learn more about the founders of Degen Toonz, make sure to follow them on their social platforms.
Roadmap
Q1 2022
January - March
COLLECTION LAUNCH
8888 TOONZ are born onto the blockchain quickly selling out on February 22,2022
COMMUNITY WALLETS
Community & Charity Wallet is created and funded
DAO SYSTEM
The DAO system is built and released to the community via Snapshot platform
LOS ANGELES TAKEOVER
Degen Toonz host their first IRL event in Los Angeles, CA Q2 2022
April - June
MINTERS REWARD CARDS
Minter Reward Card Token Airdropped to all wallets that minted. Token is used for access to limited edition apparel including a free claim Minters T-Shirt
DYNAMITE DROP
GM GN Industries opens it doors for all holders to claim their FREE Dynamite for each TOON held
NEW YORK TAKEOVER
Degen Toonz hosts their second event during NFT NYC. Featuring musical guest Fivio Foreign and guest appearances by celebrities such as Steve Aoki, Bun B and more
DETONATION BEGINS
Toonz began lighting the fuse on their Dynamite providing them with an additional detonated token of their TOONZ
DEGEN TOONZ X THE HUNDREDS
Degen Toonz X The Hundreds apparel collaboration is released with the initial launch & re-stock selling out. The collaboration was also featured at The Hundreds NFT NYC event
ROLLING TOONZ
Rolling Toonz is debuted, rewarding a lucky holder each month with ETH and a 1/1 “Rolling Toonz” magazine cover highlighting milestones for the Degen Toonz brand
METAVERSE LAND
Degen Toonz purchases land in Yuga Labs upcoming metaverse “The Otherside”
Q3 2022
July - September
APPAREL STORE HOLDER LAUNCH
Official apparel store goes live for Toon holders only. Much anticipated items sold out within 24 hours
APPAREL STORE PUBLIC LAUNCH
Apparel store goes live to the public to expand the GM GN brand into the web3 space. Influencers and celebrities have been seen wearing the GMGN brand on social media and IRL
DEGEN TOONZ X BORED & HUNGRY
Degen Toonz becomes the first brand to do a full take over at Bored & Hungry restaurant in Long Beach, CA. Attracting holders and celebrities to come try special menu items and packaging curated by the Degen Toonz Team
DEGEN TOONZ X JARRITOS
Degen Toonz partners with cultural brand Jarritos to bring an array of benefits for holders in the eco-system
WARNER RECORDS X DEGEN TOONZ
Warner Music announces a partnership with Degen Toonz. Allowing TOONZ IP to be one of only eight collections allowed to be used in their upcoming project with Probably A Label
DEGEN TOONZ X STEVE AOKI / DIM MAK
Degen Toonz launches their collaborative collection with Steve Aoki's apparel brand Dim Mak
THE FUTURE...
REWARD SYSTEM
Allowing holders to start earning and claiming reward points. Retroactive from mint day
THE CLOSET
A new way to connect and bring you closer to your TOON while bringing value and utility to holders
MARKETPLACE
A place for holders to buy, sell and trade unique digital goods, approved community created products and more!
GEN II
A Second collection featuring a new character joining the TOONZ ecosystem
Collabs
FAQ
Detonation Process
GMGN Industries is a collection of individual dynamite NFT's that gives the option to the owner to use on one of their OG Toonz within their possession. The deflationary aspect of this collection helps maintain the balance between supply & demand by adding value to the overall collection in both the short and long term.
How? When detonating one of your Toonz with a dynamite, this does not harm or change the OG Toonz you have used it on. It instead gives you a completely new NFT asset branded under our Detonated Toonz collection. A stacking mechanism is also added to the dynamites, giving the holder an option to combine 3 dynamites to create a more powerful, radioactive version. This exchange can be done on our website.
When purchasing a Toon on the secondary market, you can check ahead of time if that Toon still has the dynamite attached to it, or if it has been detonated on either tier by going to our website connecting your wallet and clicking “verify claim”.
